The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has formed a ‘working group’ in order to ensure smooth conduct of the domestic matches. The group includes former Indian skipper and Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president Mohammad Azharuddin, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya, Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) chief Jaydev Shah and Rohan Jaitley who is the head of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
Meanwhile, Yudhvir Singh from the central zone, Devajit Saikia from the Northeast zone and Santosh Menon from the south zone will form the rest of the group. This seven-member working group will be directly working with BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, vice-president Rajiv Shukla, secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal.
It must be noted that the BCCI apex council body had decided to form a 10-member committee on 20th June to scrutinise on the compensation package and other aspects of domestic cricket.
The premier domestic competition for red-ball cricket, Ranji Trophy had to be cancelled last year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the BCCI to conduct a curtailed domestic season. However, they are planning to host a full-fledged season this time around with more than 2,000 matches slated to take place.
Here are the working group members from different zones
Mohammed Azharuddin, Santosh Menon (South zone), Rohan Jaitley (North zone), Avishek Dalmiya (East zone), Jaydev Shah (West zone), Yudhvir Singh (central zone), Devajit Saikia (Northeast zone).